Handhold for vehicles



Oct. 25,1927. l f

W. HAMFSCDN-` HAND HOLD Foa VEHICLES Filed March 1, -1927 4Jin, a'raised position tipped toward the -ad-I I. "jacentsideof'said vehicle whereit will be f out of the way when ,not in use..

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Application sied Maren 1,1927. 'serial 110.171,305.

,Thisinvention relates to improvementsin hand Vholds for vehicles and has for its object rto .provide a'fdevice 'ot the character nien-f e tioned embodying therein,- a counterweighted v portion acting to normally hold the device of sanitar construction ri idl secured in apivoted armand'c'apa'ble of, being easily detachedV therefrom when necessary, said yhandle portion also being capable ot being .positionedv in said arm sothat the gripping j portion thereof extend either'longitudinally of or transversely of V'as lviewed from theleft'of Fig. 1. l n Fig. Seis a detail'transverse-section taken von the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

` 4Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings. Y'

In the drawings, 5 represents a supporting." rod which extends longitudinally of the vehicle and 6 is an arm pivotally `mounted upon adapted to prevent said arm `frommovin'g4 ,said rod and positioned between collars 7 and 8 which are yrigidly fastened to saidrod and i vlongitudinally thereon. Thearm 6 may be constructed of any suitable material and has "an ear 9 formed integral therewithand pro jecting laterally therefrominto a slot 10l provided in the collar 8, and when the arm 6'is v located in its normal position as illustrated in Fig. 2, the ear 9 engagesa stop 11 formed upon the collar 8, while another stop 12, also formed upon said collar 8, limits the rocking movement of said arm in the oppositedirection when the hand hold is grasped by a pas' senger within the vehicle. l y e A ycounter'weight portion 13 is formed integral with'the arm 6, said portion. being of suiicient weight to normally hold the hand hold inthe position illustrated in Fig. 2 with the ear 9 and the arm 6 in engagement withv the stop: 11 of the collar 8 when'thehand' hold is not in use.'y Located at the `lower extremity of the arm'6is a clamp portion 14 elevation of aV .w hich is formedto 'receive-a handle memberv e e v15, the latterbieing securelyffastenedto said v clamp fportion' by ay clamping memberf 16.

a'v highly rpolished surface'. which' mayV be .Thehandle membenl` may be constructed y oit any suitablematerialland preierably.r has easily cleaned or y sterilized, vand said handle f member is provided with a'squared shank portion 17 which 'fits .oppositely disposed correspondingly formed Agrooved portions*` 'provided in the clamp portion 111 of thearin member `15 has ahead portion v18 formed integral therewithl at its upper extremity, said-head portion proj ectingv into a'recess 19 vformed in the arm 6 and also has a shouldered v' portion 2O formed thereonythe latter engag- 4 6 and' the clamping'A member 16, thereby A i, rendering it impossible for Vsaid handle mem-v bcrto-f-.be rotated in'said arm. The handle ing the yunder extremity of the cla-mpportion j 111 of lthe arm 6 and undersurfacenof the' f of said handle within said arm.

if a is thought Gambie uma@ afinar@ n i memberl shall be located as illustrated in *e clampingmember 16, andsaid head 18V and` shoulder 20'prevent a longitudinal movement the dotted'line position inv Fig. 2thej clamping member 16 is detached from the'portion A 14 ofthe'arm Gand said handle member is removed from said portion 14:` and reinsefrted therein in the desiredposition.

'at which time said varm and handle` w'illbe located in an inclined `lposition as illustrated. y

inFig. 2. "When in this position the hand holdV will be pointing` from the center of the vehicle outwardly toward the windows at they side thereof and raised to such a 'posi--v tionvthatit will not interfere with peoplestanding in the vehicle. i Vhen, however, the hand hold is graspedl it may be rocked toward the' center of thevehicle, this rocking movement being limited vby the position of y the stop 12.y Vhen the vhandphold is ref-- When the device isknotinuse'the ar1n6 f i vand handle member 15 are overbalalltefl' by l' ythev weight of the portion v13 ots'aid arm, 'mi f leasedl the device will return to itsnormal position.

' The` handle member 15"may be mounted` `within ,thearrn 6 as illustrated in full lines 'e in Fig. 1',v or .as in dotted lines in Fig. 2.

1. Aliand hold'ofthe character described 11o arm pivotally mountedupon said support f comprising, Vin combination, a support, an

and provided with a counterweight portion loaf-ff thereon, e Vrigid handle member mounted in Vsaid erm7 and means to limit the rocking movement of said arm upon seid support.

2. A hand holdof the character described comprising, in combination, ai support, an

' arm pivotelly mounted upon seid support ltion thereon, v2i handle member -mounted in said urnnand a collar rest Lto and provided with' a counter-Weight porrigidly seid support and oo-operating' with seid arm to limit the rocking 'movement of thelzitter upon said support. Y

3. A. hund hold of the character described comprising, in combination7 e support7 an Verm pivotally mounted lupon seid support und provided with e oounterweightV portion thereon, a handle' member provided with 'asqufired portion thereon, and e Clamp engaging seid squared portion and adapted to hold seid handle in different positions Vrelitively to seid arm.

4. `A hand hold ofthe character described a movement of said erm longitudinaliyot y Aseid support, seid means also embodying` therein means to limit the rocking move'A ment of said arm upon said support.

5. A hand hold of the character described Comprising, in combination, e support7 an arm pivotzilly mounted upon said'support and provided with a counterweight portion thereon, a handle member provided With e squared portion thereon, :i clamp engaging seid squared portion vand adapted to hold seid handle'in different-positions relativelyr to Seid erm, and means .to limit the vrocking movement of saidrsirm 'upon said support.

In testimony Whereot1 l have hereunto VSet 

